Apatani ritual structure
This structure is an Apatani ritual hut used primarily during the Myoko festival : Each village has one or two huts, which are owned by different clans or clan groups : It is constructed of hardwood walls and a roof of bent bamboo covered with thatch : Here a temporary bamboo fence was been erected...
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Apatani ritual structure [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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| Summary: |
This structure is an Apatani ritual hut used primarily during the Myoko festival : Each village has one or two huts, which are owned by different clans or clan groups : It is constructed of hardwood walls and a roof of bent bamboo covered with thatch : Here a temporary bamboo fence was been erected to prevent dangerous spirits from entering : the more permanent enclosure with stones, in front of it, has the same purpose : at the beginning of the Myoko festival, which lasts more than three weeks, two shamans crouch inside the hut and chant : When a leaf moves mysteriously inside the airless enclosure, it is a sign that the spirits have accepted a pig offered by humans and the festival proper may begin. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1978.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
| Access: |
© 1978, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
| Place of Publication: |
India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Reru -- Apatani River valley. |